Superman and the Mole Men (1951)

Directed by

Lee Sholem

Genre

science fiction film, superhero film

Country

United States

Runtime

58 min

Rated

NR

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 78 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Clark Kent and Lois Lane travel to a small town to report on an oil well. The drilling brings up two small humanoid creatures from below ground. The townspeople react with fear and hostility, but Superman steps in to protect the creatures from harm.

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What happens

Superman and the Mole Men is a 1951 American superhero film released by Lippert Pictures. Produced by Barney A. Sarecky and directed by Lee Sholem, it stars George Reeves as Superman and Phyllis Coates as Lois Lane. It is the first feature film based on any DC Comics character, and it is the first occurrence of Reeves playing the role of Superman as he later would in the television series Adventures of Superman. Clark and Lois cover a story on oil drilling in a small town, which inadvertently summons a pair of subterranean, humanoid creatures. Superman defends the creatures against the paranoid and prejudiced townspeople. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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